TECHNOLOGY

Cisco launches "Unified Computing System" into the data center
Chassis and components pictured and detailed

HP and IBM first out of the traps with 5500 based servers
Energy efficiency, monitoring and systems management mark the battleground

Data centers are aggressively adopting server virtualisation
But dynamic data centers still require network virtualisation developments

HP launches entry level fault tolerant servers
A big family helps ease your growing pains, claims HP

Intel focuses on data center energy use in latest chip launch
Long awaited 5500 processor launch specifies data center efficiency

BUILD

Google to build $200 million data center in Finland
Plans confirmed for old paper mill site

Getting to know the EU Code of Conduct for data centre efficiency - DCD FOCUS Magazine February/March 2009

Scottish data center plans receive boost
Central Scotland planning application ready for submission while north coast tidal power plan finds new partner

Africa's largest data center building project gets off the ground
First floor slabs for two data halls have been completed

DESIGN

BCS endorses EU COC
Data center operator qualification to be built around the code

MANAGEMENT

Aviva hands over data center services to EDS in $1bn deal
Ten year contract covers two UK facilities

DuPont Fabros supplies 2.275 MW to net2EZ in Virginia data center
Ashburn, Virginia tenant takes 12.5% of Phase 1 load at new data center

MARKET DYNAMICS

HP focuses on tiered data centers and service provision
Combines storage product launch with services and leasing programme to target softer budgets

The Internet gets its own data center
100 terabytes of archived Internet content per month to sit in Sun containers

DatacenterDynamics hosts largest ever New York conference
Agenda setting program and speakers attract business leaders from across the finance industry

DCD 2009 New York conference was the biggest ever

IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems
Reaction to Cisco's aggressive data center move as arms race for domination hots up

The Planet lands in West London
US colo player's European market entry starts in Telecity's Powergate data center

US data center market will expand in 2009
Study reveals expansion and spending plans at US corporations

IDC research quantifies tech spending in US fiscal stimulus bill
Big numbers estimated

European data center take up remains buoyant
The CB Richard Ellis Q3 08 survey of European data center market reveals carrier-neutral colocation providers, integrators and carriers have all provided evidence of optimism towards general corporate demand.

HSBC to move two main data centers from New York State
Main and back up Buffalo and Amherst sites to be "centralised" in Illinois

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